Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 27.5-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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BANGER · Strategy · 2011
Steam Deck PlayableBUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $5.99.
about 27.5h$5.99 (~)
Better value than 99% of Strategy games
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Total War: SHOGUN 2 scores 85/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/34330/total-war-shogun-2<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/34330/total-war-shogun-2"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/34330" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/34330/total-war-shogun-2)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 3h ago.
Peak 1,807Low 1,807Latest 1,807
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
Low $5.99High $29.99Now $5.9980% off high
Price line + bands by tier:BANGERPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $2.99, set in June 2024. It has been discounted 74 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 8 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition ($24.99, scores 82) and Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition ($4.99, scores 72).
Steam's global achievement data says about 3 percent of players ever finish it. On a 27.5-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.